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kevfromcoro
9th June 2007, 20:11
just been ofered a 1982 CBX 1050...belonged to a mate of mine...and has been sitting in a garage for 15 yrs.....have ridin this bike many times yrs ago...if i go and pick it up and get it going,its mine.....pipes are f..kt..... but it did run about 7 yrs ago.....handled like a pig.....but maybe a better shocks and a bit of work on the front end will help....anybody help with parts or a bit of imfo appreciated...cant wait to pick the mutha up..

insane1
9th June 2007, 21:29
have a look at the honda forum websites bound to have all info your looking for sound like you have a gem.

Mr. Peanut
9th June 2007, 21:46
Oooohh!!!

I want to see this beast one day!

xwhatsit
10th June 2007, 02:07
Awesome! Well, who cares if the pipes are f**ked, it's a 6 cylinder Honda engine, you need to unleash that awesome sound anyway :D

Cool. If anybody has parts, http://www.econohonda.co.nz will. Good luck with the restoration.

HDTboy
10th June 2007, 09:25
Someone on here was looking for one of these not so long ago. I love them, but wouldn't be able to keep it in good condition.

Edit: Here it is (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=47954&highlight=cbx)

Clivoris
10th June 2007, 09:49
Well done that man.

T.W.R
10th June 2007, 10:59
:gob: retrieve it & get it running and it's yours :shit: TIN-ARSE!!! :Punk:

Being an 82 it'll be the pro-link rear end :yes:

Drooled & almost brought one years ago that had a 6-1 pipe on it, the sound was :drool: :love:

couple of links that may be of interest

http://www.cbxclub.com/davespage/m_test.html

http://www.mc24.no/article.php?articleID=62&categoryID=124

http://epll.no-ip.com/pruebas/revistas/comp.htm

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/hon030505.html

kevfromcoro
10th June 2007, 17:20
thanks for all the help.....as i remeber it...it was a twim shocker...so cant be an 82.....never mind iam grabbing the thing.....looks just like the pic in the last link...red too...